Richland is 2-7 against Forest Hills since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. Richland will head out to take on Forest Hills at 4:30 p.m. Richland will be strutting in after a victory while Forest Hills will be coming in after a defeat.
On Tuesday, Richland earned a 7-4 win over Greater Johnstown. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Rams.
Maddox Vojtko made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Vojtko was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Caden Robertson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Finnegan Bradley was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, while it was Forest Hills who put the first points on the board on Tuesday, it was Bedford who put up more. Forest Hills fell just short of Bedford by a score of 5-4.
Chase Williamson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double.
Forest Hills' loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Richland, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Richland was able to grind out a solid victory over Forest Hills when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Richland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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